Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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to help Mikayla when he heard Kylie weakly

and the red marks on her neck from Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed the woman who was standing there in a daze, “Go get

hurriedly fetched the first

Kylie in sitting down and then walked over

her

as he pulled at her arm, it was as if he were

suddenly felt a

with this

time, Mikayla heard his voice. Her eyes began to focus, and

felt a

with Kylie

her tone betrayed

furrowed brows tightened further as

someone’s life over

found the first aid kit!”

trying to

round–faced woman approached at that moment, carrying

help Mikayla stand up,

adjusted her clothes, and walked away without

after Mikayla to find out

Kylie let out a stifled groan

responsible for the disturbance, Jerome

a complete stop. “Shall we

pale face, Kylie shook her head. “I’m fine.”

you be fine? Another inch deeper, and it

Kylie stop the bleeding while asking, “Who was that person just now? Why

faint smile. “She

Kylie, you’re just too kind. You’ve been bullied like this, and you’re still defending her. I think we should

woman, “Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If there’s anything, we can discuss

but she could tell it

to look after

Kylie, “What just